Legal Assistant

Victoria Legal Aid; City of Wodonga; Hybrid; AUD 67,000 - 81,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging up to $15,900

Relocation support

Hybrid work arrangement

Flexible work options

Job summary

Victoria Legal Aid (VLA) in Wodonga is seeking an administrative assistant to provide a mix of administrative and reception support. You will handle data entry, document preparation and file management, while greeting clients and managing inquiries in person and over the phone.

The role supports multiple legal areas, including criminal, child protection and family law, with relocation to Victoria possible. The position is based at the Wodonga office on Wiradjuri and Dhudhuroa Country, with a

Qualifications

• Ability to manage multiple tasks effectively, prioritize workload and meet deadlines.
• Strong communication skills to engage with clients empathetically.
• Willingness to undertake high-volume family-law administrative work across practice areas.

Responsibilities

• Handle data entry, document preparation and file management to keep operations running smoothly.
• Serve as first point of contact for clients in person and by phone.
• Provide administrative support across criminal, child protection and family law spaces.

Skills

multitask

communication

client interaction

team player

Microsoft Office

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

• Salary range: $67,350 - $81,080 plus super
• Up to $15,900 in salary packaging, flexible hybrid work arrangement
• Relocation support's available

About the role

Victoria Legal Aid (VLA) is looking for an administrative assistant to join our Wodonga team and provide a mix of administrative and reception support. Reporting to the Administrative Services Manager (ASM), you will handle tasks like data entry, document preparation, and file management to keep our operations running smoothly.

You’ll also be the first point of contact for clients, welcoming them and managing inquiries both in person and over the phone, while supporting our legal team in a fast-paced environment. The role will provide administrative support across a range of legal practice areas, and the successful candidate must be willing to conduct work across the criminal, child protection and family law spaces.

This role is based at our Wodonga office on Wiradjuri and Dhudhuroa Country.

Why relocate to Wodonga?

Albury and Wodonga are vibrant twin cities on the Murray River, at the heart of the Riverina region. Just three hours from Melbourne and surrounded by stunning natural landscapes, the region offers an enviable lifestyle with affordable housing, quality schools, cultural and sporting opportunities, and easy access to snowfields, wine country and national parks. It’s also an opportunity to enjoy a thriving community and an outstanding work-life balance.

About you

As our ideal candidate, you will possess:

• Ability to manage multiple tasks effectively, prioritize your workload, and meet deadlines, even in a busy environment.
• An interest in family law and a willingness to undertake a high volume of family law administrative work, alongside administrative support across other practice areas including crime and child protection.
• Strong communication skills to engage with clients empathetically and effectively, especially those from disadvantaged backgrounds.
• A commitment to providing high-quality, client-focused services in a sensitive environment.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and familiarity with client database management.
• A proactive attitude and the ability to work effectively in a team setting, contributing to a positive workplace culture.

Don’t meet every requirement? At VLA, we understand that your work and life experiences can be just as valuable. If your CV doesn’t align perfectly with our job description, we strongly encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate.

About VLA

We offer legal representation, family dispute resolution and non-legal advocacy to those who need it most. With over 1500+ staff employed in 16 offices across Victoria, we help people with their legal problems by providing information, advice and education with a focus on the prevention and early resolution of legal problems.

Our clients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds and foster a work culture that's inclusive as well as diverse. Your unique ideas and perspectives are valued so that we best represent the people we serve.

Employee benefits

• A focus on work-life balance, including flexibleworking arrangements
• Hybridwork fromhome& office model
• Generous leave benefits, including:
  • Three days paid seasonal leave (to be taken between Boxing Day and New Year's Day public holidays)
  • Paid gender affirmation leave
  • Five days both paid reproductive and fertility leave per calendar year
• Annual 3% salary increase each December plus performance-related salary incentives
• Attractive salary packaging options including General Expenses up to $15,900, Meals & Entertainment up to $2,650 PLUS Novated Leasing
• Individual learning and professional development opportunities, tailored to your role and career goals
• Free annual flu vaccinations
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program, including confidential counselling and access to a range of mental health and wellbeing resources.

Applications close by 11.59pm on Thursday 1 October 2026.

Other relevant information

It is a requirement that staff attend for office-based days at their primary work location. In line with this requirement, interstate applications will be considered only where the candidate is able and willing to relocate to Victoria, unless part of a border community.

VLA is committed to putting the safety and wellbeing of children first.

If you require adjustments to the recruitment and selection process or need an alternative format to any of the application material, please don't hesitate to get in touch with our team.